Aerospace
Technical Paper

NASA Aerodynamic Research Applicable to Business Aircraft

710378

2/1/1971

Event
National Business Aircraft Meeting and Engineering Display
Authors
Laurence K. Loftin NASA Langley Research Center
Marion O. McKinney NASA Langley Research Center
Abstract
Content
A review is made of NASA aerodynamic research of interest to the designer of business aircraft. The results of wind-tunnel and flight studies of several current aircraft are summarized. The attainment of STOL performance is discussed and the effectiveness of several lift augmentation concepts is examined. Finally, the potentialities and problems of flight at and beyond the speed of sound are discussed.
Meta Tags
Topics
Business and general aviation aircraft
Aircraft
Aerodynamics
Research and development
Technical review
Wind tunnel tests
Affiliated or Co-Author
NASA Langley Research Center
Details
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/710378
Citation
Loftin, L. and McKinney, M., "NASA Aerodynamic Research Applicable to Business Aircraft," National Business Aircraft Meeting and Engineering Display, Wichita, Kansas, United States, March 24, 1971, https://doi.org/10.4271/710378.
Additional Details
Publisher
SAE International
Published
2/1/1971
Product Code
710378
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English